Edmund's Heart

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CENTRAL CHAMBER

[dramatispersonae]

[ You find yourself in a circular room what looks to be four thrones on a raised oval platform. Light floods the room from a circular stained glass skylight high above, scattering colors in a ring around the platform, leaving the platform itself lit with bare sunlight. On each of the four thrones neatly sits a wooden mannequin with varying heights, all of whom seem to have an indent running around the top of their head. Behind the thrones is a set of elegant glass doors trimmed in wood framing that has been carved into branches. Above them is a large banner depicting a rampant red lion. ]

[ All around and behind you hang six large tapestries: A tree with wide spreading branches and plain roots. An ominous castle with tall, thin spires in the midst of snow. A wide open field with tiny figures frozen in strange poses. A simple room with a desk, a cobweb growing in a ceiling corner. A large house, surrounded by forest, and in the distance is a dark cityscape. A sprawling cliffside castle lit by rays of sunlight and an ocean to one side. ]

[ The room itself feels still with anticipation, with a comfortable air. It's just warm enough to be livable. It is also quiet, as if its owner has only just stepped out of the room. ]

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[orange_sun]

...at least it's pretty obvious who this is.

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[dramatispersonae]

[ What are you talking about, what could possibly be obvious about a place like this... ]

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[unionoftheheart]

[turning in place for a few moments, quiet. and then spotting the banner]

Edmund...

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[orange_sun]

Looks like it.

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[dramatispersonae]

[ There is no answer. ]

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[fullmoonblooms]

[looking over the room with awe...then takes a look at the tapestry of the wide open field.]

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[dramatispersonae]

[ Upon closer inspection, you can see minor details in the embroidery. The figures seem to have their arms up as if protecting themselves, but from what there is no sign. ]

[ Otherwise it seems just a simple open field. ]

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[unionoftheheart]

[waving to her]

Do you know Edmund well?

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[enigmidnatic]

Well, at least this FEELS familiar.

[going for the castle tapestry]

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[dramatispersonae]

[ It sure looks impressive in proportion and elegant design on the tapestry. You can almost smell the ocean from here. ]

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[unionoftheheart]

[oh hey I haven't seen you in a while]

Familiar how?

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[stigmateyes]

[I am drawn to that lion banner for some reason.]

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[unionoftheheart]

Night? Uh, do you know Edmund at all?

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[dramatispersonae]

[ It's only a shame that it's almost out of reach. But what you can see of it from where you stand, the background colors are slightly faded from a long time of display, yet the red lion itself is still as bright as it ever could be. ]

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[senior_citizen]

[ Oh god. Cap pulls his arms in close to himself, like he's afraid of touching anything. Which he is. ]

Is this - one of Dream's games?

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[orange_sun]

Yeah. Seriously important tip for this one: if a tall woman in white offers you anything, don't take it. Especially if it's candy.

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[unionoftheheart]

[hm knight I don't know, holy balls you're tall]

Yeah...do you know Edmund?

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[bondingspirits]

Oh . . .

[goes to look at the tapestry with the large tree]

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[unionoftheheart]

...hey, Winter?

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[oneknightstands]

[glancing around]

An audience chamber?

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[antreegonist]

Whoa . . .

*glances to the tree first -- because tree! -- but gravitates towards the ominous castle instead, reaching up to trace the detail*

UPDATE: WHITE WITCH

[dramatispersonae]

[ There is now an impossibly tall woman blasting spell after spell, trying to break through the floor of the raised platform! Better hope she doesn't notice you. ]

UPDATE: HOLE

[dramatispersonae]

[ Where the thrones and the mannequins are, there is now a hole taking up where the third and fourth thrones were! Their mannequins are also missing. ]

[ Ice is crawling slowly across the whole chamber. ]

UPDATE: POST WW BATTLE

[dramatispersonae]

[ That whole raised platform and its thrones and mannequins are all gone. There is only singed and crisped gigantic hole. Leaping down into it leads to here. ]